compact

«compact» in Mova's judaism dictionary: small and neatly packed so that it does not take up much… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (compact, more compact); noun (a compact, compacts); verb (compact, compacts, compacted, compacting)

meaning for a pupil

1) (adjective) Compact means small and neatly packed so that it does not take up much space. tree →

2) (adjective) Compact soil, snow or earth is pressed tightly together. tree →

3) (noun) A compact is a small flat case with a mirror and face powder. tree →

4) (noun, formal) A compact is an agreement between people or countries. tree →

5) (verb) To compact something is to press it together tightly so it takes less space. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Closely joined together, built tight and united. Interpretation: The Talmud and the tradition read this as Jerusalem making all Israel into one united community, especially when they gather there on pilgrim festivals. In the primary lessons: In everyday life «compact» describes small cars, cameras, flats and suitcases; in science, soil and rock become compact when pressed, and rubbish trucks compact rubbish. In maths it can hint that something fits into a small space. Phrases: compact car, compact disc (CD), compact soil.

examples

• Jerusalem, that art builded as a city that is compact together; (Writings PSA.122.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• We bought a compact tent that fits in a backpack. tree →
• The flat is compact but very cosy. tree →
• The snow was so compact that we could walk on top of it. tree →
• The rubbish truck compacts the bags to make room for more. tree →
• Mum checked her lipstick in her compact mirror. tree →
• The two countries signed a compact to share the river. tree →
• Heavy machines compacted the ground before the road was built. tree →
• "I've made this compact," she said. tree →

note

Stress: adjective and verb usually com-PACT, noun usually COM-pact. «CD» stands for «compact disc». Not the same as «complete». Countable as a noun: a compact, compacts. Past of the verb: compacted.

In the corpora

• Jerusalem, that art builded as a city that is compact together;
• "Compact" means small.
• "Compact" in a house advert means small, and "deceptively spacious" usually means small too.
• Air pushes back on falling things, and it slows light, fluffy or flat things far more than heavy, compact ones.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «compact» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.